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Place Monterozzi necropolis by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Nov 27, 2021 07:29 AM
The Monterozzi necropolis is an Etruscan necropolis located to the east of Tarquinia. The necropolis contains about 6,000 graves.
Place Myskhako necropolis by Gabriel Mckee — last modified Mar 21, 2022 09:32 PM
A burial area on the Black Sea coast that is associated with the settlement of Myskhako. In 1978-1979 excavations were conducted that uncovered 81 burial sites dating to the Bronze Age, the Classical period, and the Middle Ages.
Place Nador by E.W.B. Fentress — last modified May 18, 2020 10:35 AM
An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 31 H4 Nador
Place Naqsh-i Rustam by A. Hausleiter — last modified Jun 16, 2023 11:49 AM
An ancient necropolis located northwest of Persepolis.
Place Necropoli del Fusco by Valeria Vitale — last modified Jan 27, 2016 11:06 PM
The Fusco necropolis is the largest and oldest burial area in Greek Syracuse. Located within contrada Canalicchio, the site was excavated by Paolo Orsi in 1893.
Place Necropoli delle Pianacce by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Mar 26, 2020 10:36 AM
An Etruscan necropolis with tombs ranging in date from the sixth to the second centuries B.C. In 2003 the fourth-century painted tomb of the 'infernal quadriga' was discovered.
Place Necropoli di San Placido by Valeria Vitale — last modified Oct 25, 2024 05:29 PM
A large Roman necropolis in Messina, uncovered in 1914 during the works to build the modern Palazzo della Prefettura.
Place Necropolis at Archontiko by Erin Kenner — last modified Apr 22, 2024 10:50 AM
A cemetery used by Macedonians in the area of Pella from the Early Iron Age to the Early Hellenistic Period.
Place Necropolis of Campovalano by Jeffrey Becker — last modified May 04, 2021 05:58 PM
A Picene necropolis located near Campovalano (Campli) in the province of Teramo. While more than 600 tombs were identified, there may have been as many as 20,000 originally.
Place Necropolis of Madonna d'olivo by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jan 11, 2021 02:16 PM
An Etruscan necropolis located about 2 km south-west of Tuscania that overlooks valley of the Marta river. The necropolis takes its name from the adjacent Church of the Madonna dell’Olivo.
Place Nuri by N.B. Millet — last modified Jun 12, 2024 04:08 PM
A site in the modern Sudan on the east bank of the Nile, Nuri is noted for the remains of pyramid tombs of the kings of Nubia. Nuri was designated as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003.
Place Otaq-i Farhad/Surkhadeh by A. Hausleiter — last modified Nov 20, 2022 07:50 PM
An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 92 C2 Otaq-i Farhad/Surkhadeh
Place Othoca by S.L. Dyson — last modified Dec 18, 2023 08:29 PM
The site of a Phoenician port on the Gulf of Oristano in western Sardinia.
Place Pani Loriga by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jun 09, 2022 10:16 AM
A fortified Phoenico-Punic settlement on Sardinia with two necropoleis.
Place Pantalica by R.J.A. Wilson — last modified Jan 01, 2019 10:03 AM
Archaeological area near Sortino, in Sicily, famous for its large rocky necropolis. The place was occupied from the 13th century BC to the Byzantine period. Formerly identified with the ancient settlement of Herbessos, it is now more often associated with Hybla Gereatis.
Place Pantanello necropolis by Gabriel Mckee — last modified Jul 16, 2021 02:13 PM
Burial ground located 3.5 km west of Metaponto containing tombs dated from 600-280 BCE.
Place Pathyris/Aphroditopolis (settlement) by T. Wilfong — last modified Apr 25, 2024 10:50 PM
Pathyris/Aphroditopolis is known especially for its necropolis where material ranges in date from the Predynastic Period to the Middle Kingdom. In the 160s BC Ptolemy VI Philometor established a military outpost at the site that was destroyed in the first century BC.
Place Peschiera necropolis by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jun 08, 2020 07:22 AM
An Etruscan necropolis at Tuscania in use from the seventh until the first century B.C.
Place Phaleron cemetery (Attica) by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Aug 21, 2023 07:47 PM
A cemetery at Phaleron with burials ranging in date from the Archaic to the Classical period.
Place Pian del Vescovo by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Feb 29, 2024 11:54 AM
The Pian del Vescovo is the western necropolis of Blera and perhaps the most extensive. A variety of tomb types dating to the seventh and sixth centuries BCE are attested.